Chapter 21

Rif was trying not to laugh. “Thank you for that, Stella, and I wouldn’t call it a panic attack. I merely became unsteady on my feet.”

“You are afraid of flying?” Damon asked, also trying to hide his smile.

“Okay, first off, wolves are not supposed to be in the sky. Second, I wasn’t afraid of flying. It’s the five minutes I have to think about how my body is going to break you when I hit the ground.”

“I think I can order a blow-up doll for you to cuddle if that will help?” Rif stopped trying to hide his laughter.

I stood up and glared at Rif. “Yeah, well, you are afraid of the water! I bet you don’t even get into the ocean!”

Rif stopped laughing. “Hey! That is so different!”

“Does baby Rif need floaties to get by this morning?”

“OKAY!” Alpha James yelled.

“See, we could never be mates.” I said to Stella as I angrily stomped off as I heard her laugh.

Callie and Natalia walked into the kitchen as I was about to hit the door. “What’s going on?” Callie looked at the laughing table an